Carnival day was always a big day in town, with everyone coming to help set up, and you can hear the laughter and joy from clear across town. Everyone enjoyed it, and the MC wasn't any different. As soon as you woke up in the morning, there was a buzz the infected everyone. People who weren't normally morning people were up and joking around there were people cooking breakfast, and people laughing and loud music already going at 8am. It was definitely a favorite for everyone around. Most of the club was already seated in the dining room, with Brianna sitting in between Juice and Cas, with Dean on Cas' other side. Sam and Ariel were in the kitchen joking around making coffee. Gemma and Clay were at the table talking, and Happy, Anna, Meg, Ruby, Tara, Half-sack, Cherry, Tig, Bobby, Ash and the rest scattered around the table. Sam walked out and placed a cup of coffee in front of Bri, leaning down and giving her a quick kiss before sitting next to Juice, and immediately diving into the conversation. Ariel was leaning against the door jamb, holding her coffee, watching her family and smiling. Everyone was just so happy today. She felt a hand on her shoulder, and knew who it was before she even turned around. "Morning babe." She turned and shot Jax a quick smile. "Morning." She smiled as he walked past her into the room. Dean looked up and caught her eye, smiling at her before he called out. "You gonna stand there and be creepy, or come join us?" Ariel, feeling generous because of the mood floating around stuck her tongue out at him and drank her coffee. "She always watches us when we are all gathered, it's like her thing." Clay answered. Ariel just rolled her eyes again before turning and going into the kitchen.

She loved days like today. It wasn't hot yet, but it would be later. It was gorgeous outside, and everyone was in such a good mood. She was going to get to spend the day with Sam and Bri, and she was hoping that Dean wouldn't cause any problems. He seemed to be in a good mood, so she had hope for that. She heard someone walk into the kitchen behind her, but she didn't turn, enjoying the view of the children running around outside. She knew who was standing behind her, her senses thrummed whenever he was near her. Today was going to be a long day. The four of them had sat down, and discussed who the pairs would be. The life guard station was made for two people. They had decided that Ariel and Dean would work the morning, and Sam and Bri would work the night shift. "You ready for this?" She laughed before turning around. "This will be my third time as a life guard. I'm excited." Dean nodded, completely understanding what she meant. After that, they walked back out and joined the group at the breakfast table, only Sam noticing them walking in together, shooting Dean a quick look.

Gemma stood up and dished out responsibilities, and everyone scrambled to get to work. Sam, Ariel, Dean and Brianna met up at the pool, and Bri and Ariel started talking about the suits Gemma had given them. Instead of the normal one piece, they were in bikinis. Ariel was wearing a cover-up on top of hers, whereas Bri was wearing the top with a pair of shorts. They finally went their separate ways, with Sam and Bri going out to enjoy the carnival while Ariel and Dean walked over to their perch, and Ariel groaned. "Gemma hates me." Dean shot her a confused look. "What are you talking about?" She turned to look at him. "I am deathly afraid of heights. Like, it's bad, and she knows that, but since rumors are going around about me and her son, she is making me sit on a super tall chair, in the sun." Dean tried not to laugh, but she just looked so upset, he had to. She smacked him, and climbed up the ladder and carefully settled into her seat. Dean shook his head, and climbed up behind her. They settled in for what Ariel was sure was going to be a looooooong day.

Two hours into her day, and Ariel's prediction had been correct. Dean seemed to be doing his best to not piss her off, combined with picking on her as much as he possibly could. Ariel laughed till she cried when a young teenager had taken a look at 21 year old Dean and pretended to drown. Dean didn't even give Ariel a chance to respond, diving in before anyone really knew what was going on. She watched as Dean did everything correctly, ending with mouth to mouth, and the girl wound her arms around his neck, keeping him locked in the kiss. That was when she lost it. The kids around the pool looked up to see Ariel, the girl who was always around to help with a loose shoelace, or a quick question, almost falling off her chair in laughter, and they all started laughing as well. Finally Dean wrestled out of the girl's hold, and even though he tried to lecture her, she was smiling the whole time, which led him to believe she wasn't listening to him at all. He shook his head, climbing back up to join his crazy co-worker. She was still giggling when he sat down. "You can stop anytime now." He grumbled, which sent her into another peal of laughter. Dean just sat there with his arms crossed, wondering how he got put in this position. Probably for slugging Jax. Gemma seemed to like her son's face the way it was. He shook his head when he realized that Ariel was still laughing next to him. He made a split second decision, and grabbed her, tossing her off the chair, into the pool. He started laughing when she burst out of the water, gasping for air. He knew he'd pay for that, but he also knew that because there were kids around, she wouldn't cuss him out. Yet.

Ariel surfaced in the pool, and couldn't believe that he had actually thrown her in! it was even worse when she heard the laughter of her club members. Juice, Cas, Opie, Jax, Sam and Bri were standing at the edge of the pool, and had seen her get thrown in. She swam to the side of the pool, hoisted herself out, and when she heard the wolf whistles, realized that she had lost her cover-up at some point. She turned around when she felt someone tap her hip to see Aimee, a little girl whose parents were friends with the MC, holding up her sunglasses. She smiled and crouched down, taking the glasses. "Thank you sweetie. I appreciate that." She looked down at her 200 dollar ray-bans that Bri had bought her, and noticed that one of the lenses had a crack in it. She stood back up, and walked over the fence, sliding her sunglasses to the top of her head. She looked at the group of people gathered there. "Anyone wanna say goodbye to Dean? Now would be the time." They laughed, and Jax spoke up. "Looking good in that bathing suit, Sparky." She flipped him the bird, and turned to walk back to her chair. Once she had climbed up and sat down, Dean handed her wrap back to her. "You cracked my sunglasses." She said, snatching the fabric back from him. "I did? I'm sorry." She slid him a sideways glance. "These are expensive ray-bans, Dean. Not only that, they were a gift from Brianna." She saw the regret flash through his eyes, and she didn't want to make the rest of their day awkward, so she sighed. "It's fine. Just be on guard. I'll get you back for that, Winchester." He smirked, and she slid said sunglasses onto her face.

The rest of the day went by pretty quietly, Ariel and Dean joking and laughing with each other like they were old friends, both of them happy to have the animosity between them gone. Ariel had to jump in once when little Aimee forgot her life jacket, and fell into the water. Dean watched her get the little girl and ease her fear by joking with her and putting her on her shoulders. He ignored the pang that went through him when he saw her look up and smile at him. He smiled back, and then she was up next to him on the chair again, but he was distracted, lost in his thoughts. She noticed, but decided to let it go, reaching down and picking up her book, letting him have his space. She stared at her book, but didn't really see the words. She was thinking about her day so far. Dean was actually a lot of fun to be around when he wasn't being a pain. She hadn't laughed this much with someone who wasn't Bri or Sam in a long time, but she was having a lot of fun being a lifeguard with Dean. It was almost 5, so she knew that their shift was almost up, and she saw Sam and Bri walking towards them. Dean leaned over to her. "Want to hang out with me at the carnival?" She looked over, and was caught in his eyes. She wanted to say no, she almost always went home after the carnival, but she found herself nodding. His answering smile was almost blinding, and she shook her head, turning back to her book.

"Ariel!" Bri's bubbly voice rang out when her and Sam met up with them on their way out. "I have to go change, but I'll come back by and see you." Sam lifted an eyebrow. "You're coming back out?" Ariel shrugged and nodded. "Your brother invited me out tonight." Sam gave her a look, but she avoided his eyes, instead turning to Brianna and striking up a conversation. Sam looked at Dean. "What?" He just shook his head. "Ariel never comes back out after her shift is done at the carnival. She always goes home and reads, or whatever. She always says she doesn't like them." Dean looked at the redhead who had her head bowed with her friend; clearly trying to make sure no one overheard them. He looked back at Sam, smirked and shrugged. "Guess she couldn't turn me down." Sam shook his head before walking over to the girls, and grabbing Bri, and they walked up to the chair. Ariel walked towards the clubhouse, and changed out of her bathing suit into a pair of green shorts, a black tube top and a pair of black sandals. She walked back out, and Juice was sitting there. "Going out?" He asked, looking at her outfit. She sighed internally; she was hoping no one would question it. "Yes, Dean invited me to hang out at the carnival with him." Juice raised an eyebrow, but didn't question her further. She shot him a grateful look, and walked out.

Dean, who was standing outside waiting, couldn't help but whistle when he saw her walk out. She laughed and rolled her eyes at him. When she walked up to him, she noticed that her heels still didn't make her as tall as he was. They walked towards the fair, and Ariel smiled at the lights and laughter. She missed carnivals, but she never let herself enjoy them, because nothing was worse than having to be at a carnival when you were all alone. They got their wristbands, and decided to ride every ride before they did anything else. The Rock-O-Planes were decided on for first place, and they got in line, talking about nothing too important until it was their turn. Half sack, who was running the ride, laughed at Ariel punching Dean when he threatened to make them ride the whole ride upside down. They got buckled in, and Ariel was the one who locked the car in place. She screamed while Dean laughed at her, and when the ride was over, they walked off to ride the next one.

Once they had ridden all the rides, they decided it was time for them to eat. They sat down, and Ariel had a corndog, and a beer, ("You have to have a corndog at a carnival, Dean! It's like a law!") and Dean had a bowl of chili and a beer as well. They talked a lot more, before deciding that it was getting late, and they needed to help do the roundup, since the carnival was closing for the day. Once they got everyone out, it was time for the MC to have fun, so everyone ran off, riding rides, and drinking, and just having an all around good time. Ariel and Dean met up with Brianna and Sam, and they decided to ride the Ferris Wheel. Ariel was actually freaked out, especially when Jax and Juice, who somehow ended up running the ride, made sure that the car her and Dean were in got stuck up at the top. Dean saw her tensing up from fear, and grabbed her hand. "Think about something else. Don't focus on how high we are. Look at the water, and how the moon reflects off it." Ariel cautiously opened her eyes, but she didn't look away from his face. "I'm sorry I'm such a downer. I know having a girl tense up at the top of the Ferris Wheel isn't very fun. But I'm really not that good with heights, and Jackson tends to use that against me." He shook his head. "It's not a problem, really. Just don't focus on the fear." He saw tears welling in her eyes, and she shook her head. "I can't help it. I tend to focus on it, and then I think about what would happen if I fell, and I just know-" She found her rambling cut off by Dean pressing his lips to hers. Her eyes widened in shock, but then they closed, and she melted into the kiss. Her arms slowly left the panic bar in front of them, and she wrapped them around his neck. He slid his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him before shifting and deepening the kiss. His tongue slid along her lower lip, silently asking her to open for him.

Ariel completely forgot about how high up they were, and focused on Dean. She was fully engrossed with the kiss, but the car jerking, and then moving again brought her back to reality. She pulled out of Dean's arms, sliding away from him. Once they got to the bottom, she hopped out of the car, punching Jax and then quickly headed towards the clubhouse. Dean sighed, knowing he had just fucked up, but not knowing how. She had responded to him, he knew he wasn't imagining her pressing closer, and wrapping her arms around him, so he needed to figure out what it was with her, and he figured that the next two days were all he had, since the carnival ended on Monday.